Issue 23, 2022

Ultralong room temperature phosphorescence and ultraviolet fluorescence from simple triarylphosphine oxides

Abstract

Achieving persistent room-temperature phosphorescence in halogen/heavy atom-free organic compounds is challenging due to the ultrafast deactivation of excited states. This study reports the ultralong room temperature phosphorescence (ULRTP) from simple triarylphosphine oxides. Although phosphine/oxides have been known for several decades and have been well exploited in catalysis, surprisingly, the ULRTP properties of these simple compounds have never been explored. The luminescence characteristics of triarylphosphines (1–4) and triarylphosphine oxides (5–8) were fine-tuned by systematically varying the steric crowding around the phosphorus center. Phosphines 1–4 show room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) with a 4.30–5.45 microsecond lifetime, while phosphine oxides 5–8 exhibit persistent RTP with millisecond lifetimes. ULRTP was observed only for the crystalline solids of 5–8 and was not observed for amorphous ground samples and thin films. Detailed steady-state, time-resolved photoluminescence (PL), crystal structure and computational studies collectively implied that the intermolecular interactions are essential for ULRTP in 5–8.

Graphical abstract: Ultralong room temperature phosphorescence and ultraviolet fluorescence from simple triarylphosphine oxides

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Apr. 2022
Accepted
06 Maijs 2022
First published
11 Maijs 2022

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 9124-9131

Ultralong room temperature phosphorescence and ultraviolet fluorescence from simple triarylphosphine oxides

S. Jena, A. T. M. Munthasir and P. Thilagar, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 9124 DOI: 10.1039/D2TC01318E

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